The Wound-Dresser

Season 3, Episode 13: Dr. Mary Hague-Yearl is the head librarian at the Osler Library of the History of Medicine at McGill University. Listen to Mary discuss ongoing programs at the Osler Library, the importance of studying the history of medicine and the ethical legacy of historical physicians.

Season 3, Episode 10: Yaas Azmoudeh is a medical student at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and a teacher of Vinyasa, Hatha and Tantra yoga. Listen to Yaas discuss the historical roots of yoga practice, her various yoga training experiences, and how yoga can be a helpful medical therapy for patients. 

Season 3, Episode 9: Dr. Elyce Cardonick is a cancer and pregnancy specialist at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ. Listen to Elyce discuss the founding of the Cancer and Pregnancy Registry in 1997, the Hope for Two support network and common misconceptions regarding medical treatment during pregnancy.

Season 3, Episode 8: Dr. Richard Fischer is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ. Listen to Richard discuss the experience of being a male OBGYN physician, the work of midwives and doulas, and factors that contribute to complicated pregnancies.

Season 3, Episode 7: Amir Davoodi is a medical student at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. He also holds dual American and Iranian citizenship. Listen to Amir talk about recent civil unrest in Iran, the bioethical dilemmas faced by Iranian doctors and the role of physicians in the political sphere.

Season 3, Episode 6: Maggie Burzynski is a second year medical student at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and a LGBTQ+ health advocate. Listen to Maggie discuss the care of LGBTQ+ patients, the use of gender-neutral language in the clinical setting and her experiences as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Season 3, Episode 5: Dr. Jeffrey Greeson is the director of the Mindfulness, Stress and Health Lab at Rowan University. Listen to Jeff discuss the health benefits of mindfulness, the challenges of measuring outcomes in mindfulness research and the distinctions between secular mindfulness and traditional Buddhist practice. 

Season 3, Episode 4: Dr. Paschal Nwako is the county health officer in Camden County, NJ. Listen to Paschal discuss health education initiatives, underfunding of public health programs and the role of public health departments during COVID-19.

Season 3, Episode 3: Dr. Gregg Furie is an internal medicine physician and medical director for climate and sustainability at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. Listen to Gregg discuss the effects of climate change on our health, ongoing policy initiatives to reduce healthcare emissions and his approach to addressing climate change with patients.

Season 3, Episode 2: Dr. Henry Fraimow is an infectious disease physician at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ. Listen to Henry discuss common patient questions about COVID-19, the early months of the pandemic and the challenges of conducting research during the peak of COVID-19. 

Season 3, Episode 1: Dr. Keri Cronin is an internal medicine resident at Mount Sinai Morningside and West in New York City. In 2021, during her second year of medical school, Dr. Cronin was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Listen to Keri talk about her treatment journey, the importance of peer support among cancer survivors and the rising rates of cancer in young adults.

Season 2, Episode 19: Dr. Rolando Del Maestro is professor emeritus in neuro-oncology at McGill University and is the current president of the American Osler Society. Listen to Rolando discuss the art of neurosurgery, the legacy of Sir William Osler and the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Please visit the website below to read Dr. Del Maestro's essay "The Best Part Started with a Kis...

Season 2, Episode 18: Sarah DiGregorio is a freelance healthcare journalist from Brooklyn, New York. She is also the author of Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and Its Power to Change Our World . Listen to Sarah talk about the nurse-patient relationship, healthcare billing and the political nature of nursing.  

Season 2, Episode 17: Dr. Sarah Perelman is the chief resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ. Listen to Sarah talk about research in the ED, her experiences during COVID-19 and management of patients who suffer from substance abuse and gun violence.

Season 2, Episode 16 : David Price is the executive director at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, MD. Listen to David discuss the medications used by Civil War physicians, the legacy of Dr. Jonathan Letterman and the similarities between the Civil War and the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Season 2, Episode 15: Rev. Caroline Peacock is the director of spiritual health at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Listen to Caroline talk about spiritual distress in cancer patients, mystical experiences and the role of spiritual care practitioners in providing psychedelic-assisted therapy. 

Season 2, Episode 14: Dr. Faith Young is an addiction medicine specialist with Cooper University Healthcare in Camden, NJ. Listen to Fay talk about her journey in medicine, her approach to palliative care and her experiences working with patients who struggle with addiction.

Season 2, Episode 13: Ashley Shaw is a reiki practitioner in Pitman, NJ. Listen to Ashley talk about the fundamentals of reiki, the relationship between meditation and reiki, and how reiki can complement mainstream healthcare.

Season 2, Episode 12: Parker Lyons is a senior financial analyst at Twitter in San Diego, California. In December 2021, Parker was hospitalized for two months at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota due to complications stemming from ulcerative colitis. Listen to Parker discuss his near-death experiences, the healing power of relationships and the brokenness in our healthcare system.  A wr...

Season 2, Episode 11: Dr. Edward Viner is a Professor of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) in Camden, NJ. He is also the founding director of CMSRU's Center for Humanism. Listen to Ed discuss the commercialization of medicine, the electronic medical record and CMSRU's role in the Camden community.

Season 2, Episode 10: Dr. Aly Cohen is an integrative rheumatologist and environmental health expert in Princeton, NJ. Listen to Aly discuss the regulation of chemicals in consumer products, the effects of these chemicals on our health, and her experiences navigating the healthcare payment structure. See below for more information about Dr. Cohen: Dr. Aly Cohen is triple board-certified in rheumat...

Season 2, Episode 9: Lou Shapiro is President and CEO of Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Listen to Lou talk about his experiences during COVID-19, the growth of telehealth and the ongoing trend of mergers and acquisitions within healthcare. 

Season 2, Episode 8: Dr. Ansara Vaz is an attending anesthesiologist with NYU Langone Health. She also serves as the vice chair of the diversity committee in NYU's Department of Anesthesiology. Listen to Ansara talk about the medications used by anesthesiologists, the reasons why promoting diversity in medicine is important and her first-hand experiences of racism in our healthcare system.

Season 2, Episode 7: Dr. Oleg Fabrikant is an oriental medicine physician with Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Listen to Oleg discuss acupuncture, herbal medicine and the holistic nature of disease.

Season 2, Episode 6: Professor John Kaag is the Chair of Philosophy at University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Listen to John talk about mental illness, the golden mean and how transcendence is related to healing.